First course
Hotels work in Bakersfield
Bakersfield sits where Highway 99 meets Highway 58, so a share of the hotel demand here comes from people passing through rather than people staying a week. The city also has a steady base of work tied to agriculture, energy and the county courthouse, which keeps midweek rooms moving. Around that base sit the branded properties along the 99 corridor and the independent and owner operated motels and inns closer to downtown and the older commercial strips. The searches split the same way. Some people type a brand name, some type a street or a highway exit, and some type what they need, such as a room near the Amtrak station or a place with truck parking. That last group is where a well built page earns its place, because those searches are specific and the pages that answer them are few.
